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In brief: Rewards offered on two suspects

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Secret Witness is offering a reward for information that results in the arrest of a woman wanted for stealing a large quantity of goods from the Kmart where she worked and, in a separate case, a man wanted for first-degree robbery.

Jennie Sue Gonzalez, 27, was working at the department store in November 2005 when she used a stolen credit card to purchase numerous items from the store using her employee discount, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Dave Reagan said.

Gonzalez is wanted on a felony warrant for second-degree possession of stolen property, Reagan said. She has multiple convictions for forgery, identity theft and second-degree theft.

The woman is described as 5-foot-8, 150 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.

Secret Witness also is offering a reward for information on Bobby S. Galloway, 20, who is accused of taking a woman’s purse at knifepoint in May, said Reagan. The woman was uninjured.

Galloway is described as black, 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, Reagan said. Galloway has felony convictions for unlawful imprisonment and second-degree assault.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Gonzalez or Galloway is asked to call (509) 327-5111. Tipsters do not have to give their name to collect the reward, but they should leave a code name or number.

Pullman

Police class open to general public

The Pullman Police Department wants people to understand how officers do their job. On Sept. 26, the force will start its weekly Citizens’ Academy, designed to teach the intricacies of police work.

“People really have no clue what police do,” said Pullman police Cmdr. Chris Tennant.

The class runs 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday through Dec. 5, except Thanksgiving week. It is mostly lecture-based, but students get the opportunity to shoot firearms, ride in patrol cars and participate in a mock investigation, Tennant said.

Citizen’s Academy is geared for the general public, but many criminal justice majors at Washington State University attend. Applications are available at www.pullman- wa.gov, at the Pullman Police Department lobby, or by contacting Tennant at (509) 334-0802 or chris.tennant@ pullman-wa.gov.

Applications are due Sept. 19.

MALAD, Idaho

Couple will face dogfight charges

Authorities in eastern Idaho say they intend to file dog-fighting charges against a Malad couple after investigators uncovered more than two dozen pit bulls and other evidence during a drug raid.

Oneida County Sheriff Jeff Semrad said detectives on Tuesday found 26 pit bulls, four puppies and blood evidence suggesting illegal dog fighting had taken place at the property.

The dogs have disappeared, believed to have been taken from the property Tuesday night. Deputies discovered the dogs during a drug investigation at the home of Andy Willard and Tiffany Willard, both 24.

From staff and wire reports